Scientific Instruments

274: HORIZONTAL MICROSCOPE BY CHARLES CHEVALIER.

139: ELLIPSOMETER SPECTROMETER BY GRUNOW, NEW YORK.

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Chicago, IL, United States

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Scientific Instruments

Edison Gallery

This sale features over two hundred lots of instruments from the 18th through 20th centuries by many important makers, some rarely encountered. Included is a very good selection of electrical instruments, microscopes, polarization instruments, coin scales, and early telephones.

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RCA SB256 Selectron Computer Memory Tube: circa 1950, 256 bit, for use on the Rand Corp. JOHNIAC computer, 9 1/4-inches high, on later wood base *Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is *Est. Sale Time: 1:00 PM Central *EDISON

0208: RCA SB256 Selectron Computer Memory TubeEst. $100-$150

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COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES.: COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES. Including a Kunthe 5949, an Eimac 8252 and a 304TL, a DuMont 6292, an Electrons EL 6B, an Amprex 150 AVP, a dental x-ray tube (cracked), and a various light bulbs

0209: COLLECTION OF VACUUM TUBES.Est. $300-$500

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FOUR LEEDS & NORTRUP INSTRUMENTS.: FOUR LEEDS & NORTRUP INSTRUMENTS. Comprising a Mueller's Bridge, Type 8067, No. 50520, 1918, a Wall Galvanometer, a Slide Wire Ressistance Standard, circa 1904, and a small Wheatstone Bridge by

0210: FOUR LEEDS & NORTRUP INSTRUMENTS.Est. $200-$300

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PELTIER'S ELECTORMETER BY ELLIOT BROS., LONDON.: PELTIER'S ELECTORMETER BY ELLIOT BROS., LONDON. Late 19th century, with brass discharger, silverd scale ring divided 0-90 x 2, aluminum needle, mirrored bottom, mahogany base with (damaged ) glass

0211: PELTIER'S ELECTORMETER BY ELLIOT BROS., LONDON.Est. $150-$250

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PAIR OF EARLY GENERAL ELECTRIC THOMSON-HOUSTON IND: PAIR OF EARLY GENERAL ELECTRIC THOMSON-HOUSTON INDICATORS. 1890s, comprising a Potential Indicator, No. 2342, and a Current Indicator, No. 7188, both of brass with twin coils quadrent scales, and

0212: PAIR OF EARLY GENERAL ELECTRIC THOMSON-HOUSTON INDEst. $600-$800

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INCLINATION NEEDLE BY GEORGE BRINTON PHILLIPS.: INCLINATION NEEDLE BY GEORGE BRINTON PHILLIPS. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1862, for determining the angle of the Earth's magnetic field, with wire-wrapped iron rod with arrowhead and

0213: INCLINATION NEEDLE BY GEORGE BRINTON PHILLIPS.Est. $1,000-$1,500

LARGE BRASS TANGENT GALVANOMETER.: LARGE BRASS TANGENT GALVANOMETER. Possibly by Siemens, circa 1875, with 8-inch diamater coil over 6-inch compass, with black needle, clamp and silvered ring divided 0-90 x 4, the whole able to turn

0214: LARGE BRASS TANGENT GALVANOMETER.Est. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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SMALL WIMSHURST ELECTRO-STATIC GENERATOR.: SMALL WIMSHURST ELECTRO-STATIC GENERATOR. Early 20th century, with twin 10-inch diameter counter-rotating glass discs, brushes, combs, discharge arms, and Leyden jars, on mahogany base H: 21" W: 16"

0215: SMALL WIMSHURST ELECTRO-STATIC GENERATOR.Est. $200-$300

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LARGE QUANTITY OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS.: LARGE QUANTITY OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS. Including a Wimshurst machine, a Wheatstone bridge by Schaar & Co., Chicago, 45-inches long, a Weston Photoronic Relay, a 6-foot Warner Mfg. Co. rule,

0215A: LARGE QUANTITY OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS.Est. $200-$300

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BATTERY OF SIX LEYDEN JARS.: BATTERY OF SIX LEYDEN JARS. 19th century, the 8-inch jars with lead foil coverings, mahogany lids with brass dischargers and chains, one jar with crooked discharger and one with tin "diamond" ring,

0216: BATTERY OF SIX LEYDEN JARS.Est. $500-$700

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GLASS HANDLED DISCHARGE FORK.: GLASS HANDLED DISCHARGE FORK. Mid 19-th century, with adjustable brass arms Length: 17" *Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is *Est. Sale Time: 1:05 PM Central *EDISON GALLERY

0217: GLASS HANDLED DISCHARGE FORK.Est. $100-$150

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QUADRANT ELECTROMETER.: QUADRANT ELECTROMETER. English, early 19th century, with ivory scale divided 0-180, on ebony rod with brass mount. (lacks needle) Height: 6.25" *Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As

0217A: QUADRANT ELECTROMETER.Est. $400-$600

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CYLINDER TYPE ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR.: CYLINDER TYPE ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR. Probably English, 18th century, with 12" x 8" glass cylinder, painted metal collector with seven teeth, frictgion pad, both on glass columns, on mahognay base

0218: CYLINDER TYPE ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR.Est. $1,500-$2,000

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CYLINDER PATTERN ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR BY PIKE: CYLINDER PATTERN ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR BY BENJAMIN PIKE, NEW YORK. Mid 19th century, 6" x 9" glass cylinder, adjustable jappaned metal conductor signed "Benj. Pike Jr. 294 Broadway N. Y.," and

0219: CYLINDER PATTERN ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR BY PIKEEst. $1,500-$2,000

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AMERICAN SINGLE PLATE ELECTRIC STATIC GENERATOR.: AMERICAN SINGLE PLATE ELECTRIC STATIC GENERATOR. Mid 19th century, with 13-inch glass disc, twin leather pads and circular combs, and turned wood sphere with brass dischargers, on walnut base H: 20"

0220: AMERICAN SINGLE PLATE ELECTRIC STATIC GENERATOR.Est. $800-$1,200

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RAMSDEN PATTERN ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR.: RAMSDEN PATTERN ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR. French or English, 19th century, with 16-inch diameter glass disc, brass U-shaped conductor and dischargers, on glass supports, on stained wood base, with a

0221: RAMSDEN PATTERN ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR.Est. $1,000-$1,500

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TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENTS.: TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENTS. Comprising an Edison & Swan Lineman's Test Meter, No. 6925/1915, the silvered dial divided 70-0-70, with War Ministry marking, in mahogany case, 4.5-inches high, a Wheatstone

0222: TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENTS.Est. $200-$300

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BLAKE TRANSMITTER WITH EDISON CARBON TELEPHONE BY: BLAKE TRANSMITTER WITH EDISON CARBON TELEPHONE BY THE AMERICAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. No. 1140387, the walnut case marked on the door "Property of The American Bell Telephone Co., Manufactured Under The

0222A: BLAKE TRANSMITTER WITH EDISON CARBON TELEPHONE BYEst. $1,000-$1,500

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TWO REPRODUCTION ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL TELEPHONES: TWO REPRODUCTION ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL TELEPHONES. Comprising a "gallows" telephone Bell Laboratories, New York, 6" x 7.5" x 5", and a "liquid" telephone with black horn, brass fittings, and square

0222B: TWO REPRODUCTION ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL TELEPHONESEst. $300-$500

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TWO EARLY WALL TELEPHONES.: TWO EARLY WALL TELEPHONES. The first a Western Electric "donut" with outside terminal reciever and wall-mounted transmiter with "350" model plate, 5-inch diameter, and an acoustic telephone,

0222C: TWO EARLY WALL TELEPHONES.Est. $100-$150

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PAIR OF WESTERN ELECTRIC DEMONSTRATION HANDSETS.: PAIR OF WESTERN ELECTRIC DEMONSTRATION HANDSETS. The first a Bell System F1 with cut-outs to the reciever and transmitter, the other an E1 with clear plastic handle and no cord outlet Length: 9"

0222D: PAIR OF WESTERN ELECTRIC DEMONSTRATION HANDSETS.Est. $100-$150

UNIVERSAL PHONOGRAPH.: UNIVERSAL PHONOGRAPH. Chicago, with 8.5-inch turntable, Columbia soundbox, and black cast iron case (lacks grille over horn) Width: 15" Depth: 12" *Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold

0222E: UNIVERSAL PHONOGRAPH.Est. $200-$300Lot Passed

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THREE INSTRUMENTS.: THREE INSTRUMENTS. Comprising a compass by Geophysical Instrument Co., Washington DC, No. 40-43, with 4-inch dial, twin bubble levels and three-screw feet, an inclinometer (?) also by Geophysical,

0223: THREE INSTRUMENTS.Est. $100-$150

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TWO SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS.: TWO SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS. Comprising a Wild Heerbrugg Target Set, in case, and a set of percision levels in case *Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is *Est. Sale Time: 1:12 PM

0224: TWO SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS.Est. $100-$150

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